Biology:N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase

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N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NAGK gene.[1][2]

Function

N-acetylglucosamine kinase (NAGK; EC 2.7.1.59) converts endogenous N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), a major component of complex carbohydrates, from lysosomal degradation or nutritional sources into GlcNAc 6-phosphate. NAGK belongs to the group of N-acetylhexosamine kinases and is a prominent salvage enzyme of amino sugar metabolism in mammals.[supplied by OMIM][2]

Interactions

NAGK has been shown to interact with STK16[3] and LNX1.[4]

References

  1. "Molecular cloning and characterization of murine and human N-acetylglucosamine kinase". European Journal of Biochemistry 267 (11): 3301–8. Jun 2000. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01360.x. PMID 10824116. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: NAGK N-acetylglucosamine kinase". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=55577. 
  3. "Functional interaction between the Ser/Thr kinase PKL12 and N-acetylglucosamine kinase, a prominent enzyme implicated in the salvage pathway for GlcNAc recycling". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 277 (8): 6333–43. Feb 2002. doi:10.1074/jbc.M105766200. PMID 11741987. 
  4. "Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein-protein interaction network". Nature 437 (7062): 1173–8. Oct 2005. doi:10.1038/nature04209. PMID 16189514. Bibcode2005Natur.437.1173R. 

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